March 19, 2025 Deep-sea miners are set to dig for critical minerals, even if rules aren’t done The Metals Company has said it will file an application in June for an ISA license to begin mining.
March 19, 2025 Aurion, KoBold team up to explore critical minerals in Finland Aurion will grant KoBold the right to earn a 75% interest in a portion of the Risti project area.
March 19, 2025 Rio Tinto urges shareholders to reject Palliser’s bid to review dual listing The activist investor pushes for Rio Tinto to drop its London listing and unify under an Australian-domiciled structure.
March 18, 2025 Alrosa suspends operations at less profitable deposits amid sanctions The suspension will affect deposits with an annual production of less than 1 million carats.
March 18, 2025 Global silver market faces strains as Trump’s tariffs hit A surge in lease rates for the precious metal has become the latest sign of alarm.
March 18, 2025 Vitol hires SEFE metals head de Sousa to boost copper team Vitol has made a series of hires as it competes for a piece of the global metals trading market.
March 17, 2025 What can a US mineral deal do for the Ukraine? Ukraine claims to hold nearly $15 trillion worth of mineral resources, making it one of the most resource-rich nations in Europe. The country is […]
March 17, 2025 Russia plans to launch large-scale lithium production in 2030 The US Geological Survey estimated Russia's lithium reserves at about 1 million tons in 2024.
March 17, 2025 Japan’s JOGMEC, Iwatani to invest $120 million in French rare earths project Caremag is building a rare earth refining plant in France's southwestern region of Pyrenées-Atlantiques.
March 14, 2025 Proxy adviser backs Palliser’s pursuit of unifying Rio Tinto’s dual-listed structure Glass Lewis has expressed concerns about Rio's board falling short of investor expectations and failing to respond or defend against Palliser's proposal.
Maaden invests $110B in Saudi bid to be mining powerhouse The investment is aimed at tripling its phosphate and gold business and doubling its aluminum business. January 16, 2026 | 08:51 am
